True - when I was there on Wednesday the line was out past the entrance though. I assume it'll get busier once the general public realize that both they aren't at MK anymore and what Sommerhus is, as the outside doesn't really show it. Also - I can see a resurgence of interest after Frozen 2.
I guess that 75 minute wait for the ride was an anomaly...
As I posted a few days ago, Disney expected the M&G to absorb the bulk of the crowds heading into Norway. The plan was for the massive M&G to offset the attraction's low capacity. The long M&G lines in Fantasyland at the MK convinced "someone" the M&G lines would also develop at the Giant Bar Known as World Showcase. Someone was smoking crack.I attributed it to not having FP+ but maybe it's a combo of that and having the meet-and-greet in a park that both sees lower attendance overall and isn't (yet, at least) thought of for most people, as a place to take young children for this kind of thing.
... Of course, high wait times in the MK may have also been the result of a dearth of frozen related attractions in that park to handle consumer demand for the IP. What's more interesting than a meet-and-greet? A ride, so the wait may be lower as a result of what people perceive as a better use of their waiting time next-door, too.
It's probably a combo of all of the above but it feels more satisfying to pin it strictly on FP+ so I'm going to stick with that, I think!
And anyone with two brain cells to rub together saw this coming. But, their solution to this will be to add even more fantasy IPs in Epcot.
Most rides have covered or indoor queue. But many rides have extended queues beyond that are outside and uncovered. FEA has an indoor air conditioned queue. Go to the parks on extremely busy days and you will see that BTM, HM, IASW, SDMT, TT, GMR and many others will utilize queues that are not covered.
More quality rides will eliminate the lines that extend into the outdoor queue. Spread the mass of people around. It's the only answer.
Yes I do. It happens not only in every major theme park, but other places also. If the line is 2 hours, and there's another ATTRACTIVE option that's not tired and 15 years old, people will spread out and go to that for a shorter wait, and come back when the line is more manageable. If it's between Frozen and rides that are 15-20 years old that they have been on many times before, they will wait, hence the long lines. Epcot is full of tired rides and attractions. Another reason why this was such a bad fit.
But no matter how many good rides there are in the park, people will still want to see the newest attraction. And people who are fans of frozen will still want to ride. Frozens problem is not lack of other attractions in the park it's lack of capacity that doesn't meet the demand for the attraction. As time goes by demand will decrease. But cacacity will remain way to low. When people go to a theme park they expect to ride all of the major attractions. With FEA that is simply not possible due to its extremely low capacity.
Or get to the park early.
